Navigating Midlife & Later Life: Relationships, Aging, and Challenges
Unit 5: Middle and Later Life
Test: January 19th, 2017
Chapter 12: Living the Dream
Key Terms
Adulthood: The period of life that follows childhood, adolescence, and teenage years and lasts until death. The time for living the dream.
Middle Age: Between 45-64 years old. Transitional years when individuals are sandwiched between adult children becoming independent and parents becoming dependent.
Old Age: Traditionally after age 65 when an individual retires.
Work-Family Conflict: Coordinating the demands
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2. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Pyramid
Self-Transcendence Needs
Need to find meaning and identity beyond the self.
Self-Actualization Needs
Need to live up to our fullest and unique potential.
Esteem Needs
Need for self-esteem, achievement, competence,
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Who is Peter M. Senge?
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1. Sociology
Sociology is a branch of the social sciences that uses systematic methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis. In essence, sociology is a social science that studies the structure and operation of human society. It focuses on analyzing and studying social phenomena such as:
- Organization
- Relationships that individuals have with one another and with the system
- The degree of cohesion within social structures
- Behaviors that occur in society
Sociological approaches include both qualitative
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Heinz Leymann, who died in 1999, was a pioneer in the study of mobbing. Mobbing refers to the process of tormenting, harassing, or terrorizing others psychologically at work. This issue was not reported or investigated systematically until the early 1980s. National legislation on working conditions in Sweden, Finland, and Norway guarantees the right of workers to remain healthy, both physically and mentally, at work.
Mobbing, harassment, and bullying can lead to significant stigma and deprivation
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